Yannick Vandenplas

Yannick joins Advisius having gained experience in Belgian tax law across several Brussels practices. Most recently at AKD, he worked on a range of tax matters including cross-border joint ventures, corporate restructurings, project finance, and capital markets transactions, as well as niche areas such as R&D wage tax incentives and the audiovisual tax shelter. 

Yannick is an active member of IFA (Belgian branch) and BATL, and a member of the Brussels Bar since 2023. 

He has been recognized as a Rising Star in the 2026 edition of ITR World Tax. 

Yannick is fluent in Dutch and English, with a good working knowledge of French. 

He is the author of some publications as : 

• C.J.E.U. Nordcurrent Ruling : Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourgish Considerations, Newsletter, August 25, 2025.
• Wage tax incentive for shift work: new “bis”-regime offers opportunities to companies where shift work is distributed asymmetrically amongst shifts, Newsletter, May 14, 2024.
• DAC 6 en het beroepsgeheim : een veldslag gewonnen voor het Grondwettelijk Hof, maar niet de oorlog, T.F.R. 684 – 2025, 6 – 21.
• Outbound Acquisitions: Tax Planning for European Expansion in a Changing Landscape (2024 and 2025), PLI Publication, The Corporate Tax Practice Series (2024 and 2025).